Drawer structure

ABSTRACT

A drawer structure includes a front plate, two side plates each having a first end mounted on the front plate and a second end formed with a snapping member, a rear plate mounted between the two side plates and having two ends each formed with an engaged member engaged with the snapping member of a respective one of the two side plates, and a bottom plate mounted between the front plate, the two side plates and the rear plate. Thus, the drawer structure has detachable parts that can be assembled by the user, thereby decreasing costs of storage, package and transportation. In addition, the drawer structure is assembled easily and rapidly, thereby facilitating the user assembling the drawer structure.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a drawer structure, and moreparticularly to a drawer structure having detachable parts that can beassembled by the user, thereby decreasing costs of storage, package andtransportation.

2. Description of the Related Art

A conventional drawer comprises a front plate, a rear plate, twoopposite side plates mounted between the front plate and the rear plate,and a bottom plate mounted between the front plate, the two side platesand the rear plate. However, the conventional drawer has a fixedstructure and cannot be detached in advance, so that the conventionaldrawer has a larger volume, thereby increasing costs of storage, packageand transportation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a drawerstructure having detachable parts that can be assembled by the user, sothat the drawer structure has a smaller volume before assembly, therebydecreasing costs of storage, package and transportation.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a drawerstructure that is assembled easily and rapidly, thereby facilitating theuser assembling the drawer structure.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a drawerstructure having a simplified construction, thereby efficientlydecreasing costs of fabrication.

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a drawerstructure, comprising:

-   -   a front plate;    -   two side plates each having a first end mounted on the front        plate and a second end formed with a snapping member;    -   a rear plate mounted between the two side plates and located        opposite to the front plate, the rear plate having two ends each        formed with an engaged member engaged with the snapping member        of a respective one of the two side plates; and    -   a bottom plate mounted between the front plate, the two side        plates and the rear plate.

Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent after a careful reading of the detailed description withappropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drawer structure in accordance withthe preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the drawer structure as shownin FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially cut-away perspective cross-sectional view of thedrawer structure as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan cross-sectional operational view showing assembly ofthe drawer structure as shown in FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a drawer structure in accordance withanother embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a drawer structurein accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present inventioncomprises a front plate 1, two side plates 2, a rear plate 3, and abottom plate 4.

The front plate 1 has a side having a lower portion formed with anelongated groove 11 and having two ends each formed with a plurality ofscrew bores 12 located above the elongated groove 11.

Each of the two side plates 2 has a first end mounted on the front plate1 and a second end formed with a protruding flexible snapping member 23protruding outward therefrom. The snapping member 23 of each of the twoside plates 2 has a distal end formed with a substantially V-shapedlocking hook 230.

The first end of each of the two side plates 2 is formed with aprotruding resting plate 22 rested on the front plate 1 and formed witha plurality of through holes 221 aligning with the screw bores 12 of thefront plate 1. The resting plate 22 each of the two side plates 2 isbent to form an included angle of 90 degrees relative to each of the twoside plates 2.

The drawer structure further comprises a plurality of screw members 222each extended through a respective one of the through holes 221 of eachof the two side plates 2 and each screwed into a respective one of thescrew bores 12 of the front plate 1, so that the resting plate 22 ofeach of the two side plates 2 is combined with the front plate 1.

Each of the two side plates 2 has an upper portion and a lower portioneach formed with a substantially U-shaped protruding rail 21 having aside formed with a mounting channel 211.

The rear plate 3 is mounted between the two side plates 2 and locatedopposite to the front plate 1. The rear plate 3 has two ends each formedwith a substantially U-shaped protruding flexible engaged member 32engaged with the snapping member 23 of a respective one of the two sideplates 2. The engaged member 32 of the rear plate 3 has a distal end 320rested on the locking hook 230 of the snapping member 23 of therespective side plate 2.

The rear plate 3 has an upper portion and a lower portion each formedwith a substantially U-shaped protruding rail 31 having a side formedwith a mounting channel 311.

The bottom plate 4 is mounted between the front plate 1, the two sideplates 2 and the rear plate 3. The bottom plate 4 has a first endinserted into the elongated groove 11 of the front plate 1 and a secondend inserted into the mounting channel 311 of the rear plate 3. Thebottom plate 4 has two opposite sides each inserted into the mountingchannel 211 of a respective one of the two side plates 2.

In assembly, referring to FIGS. 1-4, each of the two side plates 2 ismounted on the rear plate 3 in an oblique manner as shown in FIG. 4,with the locking hook 230 of the snapping member 23 of each of the twoside plates 2 being hooked on the distal end 320 of the respectiveengaged member 32 of the rear plate 3. Then, the two side plates 2 arepressed to move toward each other until each of the two side plates 2 isvertical to the rear plate 3 as shown in FIG. 4, so that the snappingmember 23 of each of the two side plates 2 is closely engaged with therespective engaged member 32 of the rear plate 3, and each of the twoside plates 2 is combined with the rear plate 3 rigidly and stably.

Subsequently, the bottom plate 4 is in turn inserted into the mountingchannel 211 of each of the two side plates 2 and the mounting channel311 of the rear plate 3, with the first end of the bottom plate 4partially protruding outward from the two side plates 2. Then, the frontplate 1 is mounted on the two side plates 2 and the bottom plate 4, withthe first end of the bottom plate 4 being inserted into the elongatedgroove 11 of the front plate 1 and with the resting plate 22 of each ofthe two side plates 2 being rested on the front plate 1.

Finally, each of the screw members 222 is extended through a respectiveone of the through holes 221 of each of the two side plates 2 andscrewed into a respective one of the screw bores 12 of the front plate1, so that each of the two side plates 2 is combined with the frontplate 1, thereby assembling the whole drawer structure.

Referring to FIG. 5, the drawer structure has a different size.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferredembodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many otherpossible modifications and variations can be made without departing fromthe scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated thatthe appended claim or claims will cover such modifications andvariations that fall within the true scope of the invention.

1. A drawer structure, comprising: a front plate; two side plates eachhaving a first end mounted on the front plate and a second end formedwith a snapping member; a rear plate mounted between the two side platesand located opposite to the front plate, the rear plate having two endseach formed with an engaged member engaged with the snapping member of arespective one of the two side plates; and a bottom plate mountedbetween the front plate, the two side plates and the rear plate.
 2. Thedrawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the front plate hasa side formed with an elongated groove, the rear plate is formed with aprotruding rail having a side formed with a mounting channel, and thebottom plate has a first end inserted into the elongated groove of thefront plate and a second end inserted into the mounting channel of therear plate.
 3. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 2, whereinthe protruding rail of the rear plate is substantially U-shaped.
 4. Thedrawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the twoside plates is formed with a protruding rail having a side formed with amounting channel, and the bottom plate has two opposite sides eachinserted into the mounting channel of a respective one of the two sideplates.
 5. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 4, wherein theprotruding rail of each of the two side plates is substantiallyU-shaped.
 6. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1, whereinthe snapping member of each of the two side plates is flexible.
 7. Thedrawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the snapping memberof each of the two side plates has a distal end formed with a lockinghook, and the engaged member of the rear plate has a distal end restedon the locking hook of the snapping member of the respective side plate.8. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 7, wherein the lockinghook is substantially V-shaped.
 9. The drawer structure in accordancewith claim 1, wherein the first end of each of the two side plates isformed with a protruding resting plate rested on the front plate. 10.The drawer structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the front platehas two ends each formed with a plurality of screw bores, the restingplate each of the two side plates is formed with a plurality of throughholes aligning with the screw bores of the front plate, and the drawerstructure further comprises a plurality of screw members each extendedthrough a respective one of the through holes of each of the two sideplates and each screwed into a respective one of the screw bores of thefront plate, so that the resting plate of each of the two side plates iscombined with the front plate.
 11. The drawer structure in accordancewith claim 9, wherein the resting plate each of the two side plates isbent to form an included angle of 90 degrees relative to each of the twoside plates.
 12. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1,wherein the engaged member of the rear plate is substantially U-shaped.13. The drawer structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the engagedmember of the rear plate is flexible.